Even Mild Head Injury Increases Risk of Ischemic Stroke, Per Study
In the study, those who had a head injury had a 32% increased risk of ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke.
In the study, those who had a head injury had a 32% increased risk of ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke.
Researchers have found that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord improved arm and hand mobility in people rehabbing from severe strokes.
A Rutgers analysis of U.S. stroke deaths from 1975 to 2019 has found both a dramatic decline and the potential for an important resurgence.
In this feature-length Rehab Management article, Stephanie Zanvettor, PT, CBIS, CCI, shares how the Young Stroke Program prepares stroke survivors of all ages for a return to their previously active lifestyles.
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Read MoreKessler sites across the US are participating in the EMAGINE Stroke Recovery Trial of a BrainQ device for improving recovery after stroke.
Read MoreJefferson Health became the fifth US center to implant Vivistim, a new FDA-approved device to improve a stroke survivor’s upper mobility.
Read MoreThe EMAGINE study tests whether a wearable device can reduce disability and improve recovery following moderate to severe ischemic stroke.
Read MoreA genetic predisposition for smoking increases a person’s risk of worse recovery from an ischemic stroke, according to a study in Neurology.
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Read MoreAn NIH grant funds a Kessler Foundation scientist’s continued research on reading deficits as a barrier to aphasia rehabilitation.
Read MoreCIONIC announces a collaboration with acclaimed designer Yves Behar and his world-renowned multidisciplinary design firm, fuseproject.
Read MoreUniversity of Houston has purchased and received a Harmony SHR exoskeleton to be used in research being conducted by Dr. Jinsook Roh.
Read MoreA robotic arm controlled by the brain, developed at University of Houston, is in clinical trials to help stroke patients recover limb use.
Read MoreMicroTransponder Inc closed an oversubscribed $53 million Series E funding round to commercialize the Vivistim Paired VNS System.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a new study to see how sleep could help stroke recovery.
Read MoreA sensor-equipped computer program can accurately identify and count arm movements in people undergoing stroke rehabilitation.
Read MoreReGrasp Bionic Glove, designed to help patients speed hand rehabilitation following stroke or injury, is now available in the United States.
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